Why have 2 functions that does the same thing? They both add a linebreak.
Any diffrence between them?
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A:
One is a carriage return, and the other is a new line. They're different but may be treated similarly depending on your environment/language.
Jonathan Sampson
2010-01-07 06:42:50
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A:
This has nothing to do with PHP, and is a consequence of history :
- UNIX / Linux use
\nfor linebreaks - Mac (before OSX) used
\r - And windows uses a combinaison of both
PHP has just kept that behavior -- so it can work with those different OSes and their files.
Also, note :
- Those are not functions : they are (special) characters
- They are not exactly the same thing :
\ris Carriage return\nis Newline
- and, btw, those are another consequence of history : look at their names, and think about typewriters ;-)
Pascal MARTIN
2010-01-07 06:43:23
Only Mac OS until 9 used `\r`; Mac OS X uses `\n`.
Gumbo
2010-01-07 06:44:48
@Gumbo : didn't know that (but makes sense, as OSX is based on BSD) ; I edited my answer to reflect your note ;; thanks !
Pascal MARTIN
2010-01-07 06:46:20
@Frederik : no, I edited my answer -- once again, I learnt something while giving an answer ^^ (And that's great ! )
Pascal MARTIN
2010-01-07 06:48:13
@Fredrik If you edit your answer soon enough after posting, SO doesn't show the *EDITED* box. @Pascal edited his answer in response to @Gumbo's feedback.
Doug Neiner
2010-01-07 06:48:27
@Doug, @Pascal: So I noticed, that is why I removed the comment.
Fredrik
2010-01-07 06:49:58